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Created 9/12/2021

Family Merulinidae

INDO-PACIFIC

Hydnophora microconos



Savusavu Bay, Fiji, 6 feet


Waya, Fiji, 6 feet

Lewaleng, Fiji
   

MICRO HORN CORAL

Uncommon on shallow reefs and within lagoons.  Mounding with ribbed star-shaped cones 3mm in diameter, pale tan or green, tentacles retracted during the day.  Red Sea to Japan and the Austral Islands.